Hawai‘i Literature & Art
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1. Get somebody to say something. Nobody here wants to say anything. Local people are too polite, too embarrassed, or too tough. Start prying some mouths open. 2. Money talks. Find the folks behind the scenes -valets, cocktail waitresses, bellhops and bartenders. They see a lot and work for tips. Grease them. 3. Bluff Information…
Hey, saying goodbye to the Year of the Ox with more winners in the January writing contest. All of the following have won 10 Bamboo Bucks to use, wisely, in the BRP online store. Just email [email protected] to get your code for checking out. Make sure to use your Bucks by the end of January….
Ho ho ho, Happy New Year to you. May 2022 be a good one for you and everyone else. We got winners. Yeah! You all win the always treasured 10 Bamboo Bucks to use in the BRP online store. Send a message to [email protected] to get the code you’ll need when you check out. Just…
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Aloha to all you Thanksgiving survivors, and welcome to the Thunderdome that is spending all your money on holiday presents you think might be good choices. I have one sister who loves anything. Buying done. And one sister who hates everything. Buying done, and dreading the reaction. But enough about my family problems. Here we…
Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas. Oh, wait, I think I jumped the gun here. I’ll have to show more restraint on the holiday cheer front, like retailers do. Kayden, let us cut the proverbial chase. Once upon a time, Darrell Lum and Eric Chock planted a very special tree in the back yard of the…
To celebrate the upcoming release of Kīpuka: Finding Refuge in Times of Change we thought we’d share a couple of things from the issue as a sneak peek! Here’s a snapshot of some of the art and a short pandemic piece by BR renshi poet Christy Passion. Preview more KĪPUKA content with a video and…
Wella wella wella, huh, tell me more, tell me more. So summer’s gone, school’s in session, and Halloween beckons. Here’s a scary fact. Darrell and Eric said they could only afford to give away 20 Bamboo Bucks this time, so the winners are Joy Gold and Doreen Beyer. Lanning, sorry, you just missed. You knew…
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